How to remove canada.consumers-research.com virus

canada.consumers-research.com virus is a browser hijacker which is used to promote malicious domain http://canada.consumers-research.com. That website contains commercial advertisements and paid content which makes profit for its owners, and those spammers use canada.consumers-research.com redirect virus to increase online traffic for it. This malware simply works as infecting computer silently using unfair methods, then change browser settings and make users forcibly view canada.consumers-research.com website.
As the infection and other processes of this virus are stealth, most users stay unaware of this bug. once it has completed its setup, user on infected PC will notice that his browser (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc) keeps opening the canada.consumers-research.com website automatically. usually this thing happens when you are searching on Google, Yahoo or Bing, it is because the virus has changed your search provider settings. You might see canada.consumers-research.com as a normal search website but do not get tricked, that site is seriously harmful, it may contain links to further suspicious websites and downloads. Moreover, this canada.consumers-research.com virus can steal your financial details for hackers. It is important to uninstall canada.consumers-research.com redirect virus and its associated components to block its suspicious activities.
Common Symptoms of canada.consumers-research.com infection:
This kind of malwares usually change your Homepage, Search provider, Desktop Background.
They can display bunch of unstoppable pop-ups advertisements.
Computer performs slower then usual, browser may crash over and over.
Strange websites are automatically opened on the computer after a frequent interval.
Disabled Folder options, Task manager, Registry editing tools.
Advertisements from stranger companies start to appear out of nowhere.
Unexpected browser behaviors such as URL/link redirects.
Unwanted and unknown Plugin/extension or add-ons attached with browser.
Useless shortcuts on desktop or creepy websites added to favorites/bookmarks without your knowledge.


How to uninstall canada.consumers-research.com
Remove toolbars, plugins, extensions, add-ons
Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox users:
Go to TOOLS and then click MANAGE ADD-ON, From there, select Extensions, Toolbars and remove the canada.consumers-research.com if found. Make sure Google is set as default search Provider.

Google Chrome Users:
Click SETTINGS icon and select SETTINGS, then open Extensions, toolbar, search provider options, remove the canada.consumers-research.com if listed there. Make sure Google is set as default search Provider.
Uninstall from Control Panel
Open CONTROL PANEL, then ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS or “Programs and Features”, now lookup for canada.consumers-research.com and uninstall if it is listed.
How to delete canada.consumers-research.com manually:
If the malware did not go away after uninstall procedure, try these steps. Please note, the manual removal method is a bit complex and it can go wrong if you perform its tasks incorrectly. It is advised to run an automatic virus removal software for safe and easy solutions. However, if you are good with Manual removal, do the steps below.
Possibly corrupt registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
Delete files:
Open then following folders or search for canada.consumers-research.com in My Computer and delete if found files associated with this bug.
C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\